WASHINGTON, USA (AFP) - Former Republican Governor Mark Sanford today announced his participation in his party's presidential nomination race as part of a long-term challenge to President Donald Trump. .
Sanford, who would be the third Republican to submit a main offer against Trump, said he had decided to run because of the "impressive" debt and deficit accumulated during his presidency.
"I think that as a Republican party we have lost our way," he said in an interview for "Fox News Today".
"The president has said he is the king of debt and has a level of familiarity and comfort with the debt that, in my opinion, is finally leading us in the wrong direction."
Sanford's decision came as Republican officials in some states, including South Carolina, Nevada and Arizona, plan to cancel their 2020 primary.
When asked if he really believed he could defeat Trump, Sanford replied, "I say you never know."
"I list my goals, my main objectives are to say that we must force ourselves or try to create a conversation about what we do not talk about in this presidential cycle," he said.
"What is missing in this debate is a sincere and real conversation about the debt and deficits of public spending".
Sanford was governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011 and served two terms in the House of Representatives, but lost a party primary in 2018.
Trump is also facing Republican nomination Joe Walsh, a former Tea Party firefighter who served a single term in Congress, and William Weld, a former Massachusetts governor.
Sanford, who would be the third Republican to submit a main offer against Trump, said he had decided to run because of the "impressive" debt and deficit accumulated during his presidency.
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"The president has said he is the king of debt and has a level of familiarity and comfort with the debt that, in my opinion, is finally leading us in the wrong direction."
Sanford's decision came as Republican officials in some states, including South Carolina, Nevada and Arizona, plan to cancel their 2020 primary.
When asked if he really believed he could defeat Trump, Sanford replied, "I say you never know."
"I list my goals, my main objectives are to say that we must force ourselves or try to create a conversation about what we do not talk about in this presidential cycle," he said.
"What is missing in this debate is a sincere and real conversation about the debt and deficits of public spending".
Sanford was governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011 and served two terms in the House of Representatives, but lost a party primary in 2018.
Trump is also facing Republican nomination Joe Walsh, a former Tea Party firefighter who served a single term in Congress, and William Weld, a former Massachusetts governor.
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